History
THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE ORIGINATED FROM THIS COUNTRY.
WHAT IS GERMANY?
THERE WERE NO CREATURES STIRRING ON THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, NOT EVEN ONE OF THESE.
WHAT IS A MOUSE?
What does Jack call Santa Claus in the "Nightmare Before Christmas"
WHAT IS “Sandy Claws"?
THIS SODA COMPANY WAS THE FIRST TO USE SANTA CLAUS IN AN ADVERTISEMENT.
WHAT IS COCA-COLA?
HOW MANY REINDEER PULL SANTA'S SLEIGH?
WHAT IS NINE?
THIS TRADITION, NOW ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTMAS, BEGAN IN ANCIENT GREECE AS A BLESSING OF FERTILITY IN WEDDING CEREMONIES.
WHAT IS KISSING UNDER THE MISTLETOE?
IN “GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER,” GRANDMA HAD BEEN DRINKING TOO MUCH OF THIS FESTIVE HOLIDAY BEVERAGE.
WHAT IS EGGNOG?
THIS REAL-LIFE DEPARTMENT STORE SERVED AS THE SETTING FOR THE CHRISTMAS FILM “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET”.
WHAT IS MACY’S?
WHICH FAIRY TALE SERVED AS AN INSPIRATION FOR THE FIRST GINGERBREAD HOUSES?
WHO ARE HANSEL AND GRETEL?
What color was Santa Claus’s suit before Coca-Cola popularized the red version?
Santa’s suit was often shown as green
THE WISE MEN BROUGHT THESE THREE GIFTS FOR THE BABY JESUS, NOT THE MOST USEFUL ITEMS TO GIVE A NEWBORN.
WHAT ARE GOLD, FRANKINCENSE, AND MYRRH?
THIS MYTHICAL WINTER SPRITE IS NIPPING AT YOUR NOSE IN “THE CHRISTMAS SONG.”
WHO IS JACK FROST?
What is the nickname of the pair of burglars who try to break into the McCallisters’ home?
WHAT IS "The Wet Bandits"
CONSUMERS BUY AN ESTIMATED TWO MILLION OF THESE SUGARY CHRISTMAS LOAVES EACH YEAR, A SURPRISING AMOUNT FOR A DESSERT MANY PEOPLE LOVE TO HATE.
WHAT IS FRUIT CAKE?
WHICH ONE OF SANTA’S REINDEER HAS THE SAME NAME AS ANOTHER HOLIDAY MASCOT?
WHAT IS CUPID?
THIS HOLIDAY, OBSERVED IN THE U.K. ON THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, ORIGINATED AS A WAY FOR THE RICH TO GIVE THEIR SERVANTS BOXES OF ITEMS TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
WHAT IS BOXING DAY?
What Christmas song asks Santa to hurry down the chimney?
WHAT IS Santa Baby?
THIS CHRISTMAS MOVIE HAS BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN ANY OTHER.
WHAT IS IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE?
CHRISTMAS PIES, SERVED IN MANY ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES, ARE ALSO KNOWN BY THIS MORE DESCRIPTIVE NAME, INSPIRED BY THE BLEND OF BEEF SUET AND FRUIT IN THE FILLING.
WHAT ARE MINCEMEAT PIES?
IN THE 1964 CLASSIC “RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER,” WHAT WAS THE NAME OF RUDOLPH’S FAITHFUL ELF COMPANION?
WHO IS HERMEY?
WHEN WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE LIT UP IN THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER?
WHAT IS 1933?
IN THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, LORDS A-LEAPING APPEARS IN THIS QUANTITY.
WHAT IS TEN?
What type of animal blocks the Polar Express on its way to the North Pole?
WHAT IS “Caribou"?
THESE ARE THE FOUR MAJOR FOOD GROUPS FOR ELVES IN THE CHRISTMAS FILM “ELF”.
WHAT ARE CANDY, CANDY CANES, CANDY CORNS, AND SYRUP?
What are the names of Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph.